Research Fieldworkers

**Main purpose of the job**:

- Following up a cohort of participants and administering the questionnaires and protocols
- The study aims to understand challenges for families in South Africa
- Three generations, children, parents, and grandparents will be interviewed about their health, education, family and relationships, violence, and communities

**Location**:

- **Greater Nelspruit Area, Mpumalanga
***Key performance areas**:

- Work as part of a research team
- Locate participants for the study
- Follow the study protocols and procedures
- Interview of young children, young adults, and older adults using a standardized questionnaire on a tablet
- Conduct arts-based activities with children (drawings, making figures with play-dough) as part of the interview process
- Ensure the safety of participants and minimization of distress
- Make referrals to a social worker as required
- Assist with other ad hoc tasks as and when required

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Grade 12**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 1 year of experience**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Experience in working with children/adolescents
- Experience in conducting surveys will be an advantage
- Ability to use and navigate a tablet or smartphone (e.g. WhatsApp)
- Excellent communication and social skills in particular with children
- Experience speaking about difficult topics
- Good Siswati and English language skills
- Willingness to work-study hours (Monday - Friday or Tuesday - Saturday)
- Able to maintain confidentiality, and to be professional at all times
- Ability to manage and maintain good relations with both the participants and fellow team members
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and ability to work both as a team and independently
- Ability to commence employment on 14th June
- No criminal record
- Experience in health research will be an advantage
- Ability to work under pressure in informal environments
- Clean driver’s license and ability to drive project car
- Tsonga Language skills

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- _AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant._
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- AJ Personnel is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.